Match details. 1.Liga, Regular Season - 25. Kick-off is Sat 31 Oct, 14:00 Lagos time.
What's at stake. Saldus SS/Leevon are 4th on 53 points after 24 games, level on points with Riga Mariners, 9 points clear of JDFS Alberts. A win would take them above Riga Mariners. Valmiera FC are 2nd on 56 points after 24 games, 7 points behind Metta / LU, 3 points clear of Riga Mariners. Saldus SS/Leevon have nothing left to play for. Valmiera FC have nothing left to play for.
Form. Saldus SS/Leevon have won seven, drawn two and lost one of their last ten league games, 2.3 points a game. Their last five in the league, newest first: L D W W D. In this competition Saldus SS/Leevon have gone L D W W D W. Valmiera FC have won six, drawn three and lost one of their last ten league games, 2.1 points a game. Their last five in the league, newest first: W D D L W. In this competition Valmiera FC have gone W D D L W D.
The numbers. Saldus SS/Leevon score 3.2 and concede 1.8 a game in their last five at home, with no clean sheets. Saldus SS/Leevon average 6.4 corners and 2.1 cards a game. Valmiera FC score 2.8 and concede 1.4 a game over their last ten, with one clean sheet. Valmiera FC average 5.5 corners and 2.8 cards a game.
Head to head. The last time they met, on 5 Jul 2026, it finished Saldus SS/Leevon 1-4 Valmiera FC.
The read. No side to back. An open game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 90%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Predicted score: Saldus SS/Leevon 2-2 Valmiera FC (7% chance).
The agreed story. No side to back (Valmiera FC the favourite), an open game.
So. A close match: the safest pick that fits.
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).